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These are two types areas of interest being investigated through GIS reports and of course, google/bing maps.

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An exploration into combinations of sustainable systems to create interesting experiences and spatial arrangements. 

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Sustainable systems are more than just energy efficient; they can be space and experience making tools.

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By overlapping different passive systems/sustainable systems, interesting and emotionally evocative space can be formed.  These systems possess the power to create experiences that will rediscover the meaning of the sustainable system. The user will be immersed in a space revolving around these systems – being forced to interact with these systems as opposed to being forced to interact with the mechanical systems that so overwhelm the built environment.

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By looking at these systems in a different light, space can start to be defined by them.  The experiences generated by these systems will be fully tangible and will elicit multiple senses.  The sensory experience itself will be intriguing, but the power behind it will be in clear sight and available to the user.  Direct interaction will allow for knowledge of these systems to be passed on to those who use the space. 

The issues being addressed will reside in developing these systems so they integrate with space more efficiently.  The systems will not be held back at space making, but will also continue to act as generators of heat, cold, energy, water, etc.  The systems will be show in action, both generating intangible elements such as electricity, and tangible things such as light, wind, water, smells. 

The systems will undoubtedly overlap. At these overlaps, the systems will melt into one another, creating multi-faceted systems capable of accomplishing many goals and creating complex and exciting experiences within spaces that will be formed in an equal but different manner.  

Methodology Refined....(Project Goals Refined)

Project Goal

To create space that is physically altered by sustainable systems through multiple methods of output. 

The scale of the project must be determined.  Is a smaller more intimate space more appropriate to activate these sensory experiences? – Would a large space drown out the spatial significance each system will have?  Will it just make it more difficult to design?

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-Research - Initial research is needed to define systems of necessity and systems of preference when targeting the project contents.  This will include research into specific systems that would work with a within a specific climate.  This also means climate data research to develop an understanding of where. The systems would be defining the what.

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-Re-re-define - With a knowledge of systems and climate an educated decision on how the project can be fully manifested must emerge.  This will also be a point at which ideas are formulated for combating specific problems.

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-Experiment/Mini Design - Un-answered questions can be explored through experimenting with designs of known systems to fit any problematic situations.

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- Research - This should probably work in unison with further research into the already defined systems so that a full understanding on how these all work can be grasped. At this point some model but mostly drawing should be used.  Also – information on the local standards of building should be addressed.

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-Refine- the goals and polish up the message the project will attempt to convey.  This will be referred back to throughout the design process and must be clear and without any problematic clauses/issues/etc

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This schedule is hazy but each research phase should be at least 2 weeks long, each define/refine/re(whatever) will be shorter, possibly done as a charrette - 1 to 2 nights should be adequate if timed appropriately.  the deliverable on these will be in drawing and text.  Research phases will be drawing, model, and of course a body of text to support my findings.

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Redefine Goals

Decide if the issue of the specific situation is more important than a broader, more untethered situation

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At this point it will be clear what I am going to need to do to move forward, but at this point due to the uncertainty in the project basis anything beyond this point is more speculation than what I feel should be an educated layout.

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-Research - Initial research is needed to define systems of necessity and systems of preference when targeting the project contents.  This will include research into specific systems that would work with a within a specific climate.  This also means climate data research to develop an understanding of where. The systems would be defining the what.

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-Re-re-define - With a knowledge of systems and climate an educated decision on how the project can be fully manifested must emerge.  This will also be a point at which ideas are formulated for combating specific problems.

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-Experiment/Mini Design - Un-answered questions can be explored through experimenting with designs of known systems to fit any problematic situations.

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- Research - This should probably work in unison with further research into the already defined systems so that a full understanding on how these all work can be grasped. At this point some model but mostly drawing should be used.

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-Refine- the goals and polish up the the message the project will attempt to convey.  This will be referred back to throughout the design process and must be clear and without any problematic clauses/issues/etc

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This schedule is hazy but each research phase should be at least 2 weeks long, each define/refine/re(whatever) will be shorter, possibly done as a charrette - 1 to 2 nights should be adequate if time appropriately.  the deliverable on these will be in drawing and text.  Research phases will be drawing, model, and of course a body of text to support my findings.

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A construct has the ability to change the minds of the masses on political and social issues.

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Ideas are only mental musings until they are put into action.  A building is an idea put into action, buildings make up one of the largest conglomerations of ideas imaginable. Buildings can take a social/political/environmental stance in their construction. 

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Due to the sheer strength behind the ideas that construct a building, many people take the meanings behind their constructions as truths.  When you visit a city the majority of a guided tour will introduce you to buildings with some significance behind them.  It is the voice behind buildings like courthouses, libraries, skyscrapers, and corporate headquarters that I would like to direct at a specific issue.

This issue specifically deals with the Cape Wind Project http://www.capewind.org/ , an issue that is front stage politically, socially, and environmentally.  The voice of any building to move this issue would have to be stronger than some of the biggest politicians in Massachusetts.  If a building can be made that will convince the opposition of the project of the projects importance, a great service will have been done to the community.

This is looking at alternative energy sources, sustainable practices, and in my opinion, some issues of class.  The project should become part of the infrastructure of the Cape Wind project, completely embodying the principles and ideas behind it, incorporating its own windmills and possibly a power plant. The project must also be in the publics direct sight.